| ABSORPTANCES | • absorptances n. Plural of absorptance. • ABSORPTANCE n. the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident on it. |
| AMPHISBAENIC | • amphisbaenic adj. (Mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena. • AMPHISBAENIC adj. of or like an amphisbaena. |
| ANALPHABETIC | • analphabetic adj. (Not comparable) (of symbols) Not alphabetic. • analphabetic adj. (Comparable) (of a person) Illiterate, unable to read or write. • analphabetic n. An illiterate person. |
| ARACHNOPHOBE | • arachnophobe n. A person who fears spiders. • ARACHNOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of spiders. |
| BACKPEDALING | • backpedaling v. (US) present participle of backpedal. • backpedaling n. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BUPIVACAINES | • BUPIVACAINE n. a local anaesthetic of long duration, used for nerve blocks. |
| CANCERPHOBIA | • cancerphobia n. Inordinate dread of developing cancer. • CANCERPHOBIA n. fear of cancer, also CANCEROPHOBIA. |
| INAPPLICABLE | • inapplicable adj. Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant. • INAPPLICABLE adj. not applicable. |
| INCOMPARABLE | • incomparable adj. So much better than another as to be beyond comparison; matchless or unsurpassed. • incomparable adj. (Rare) Not able to be compared. • incomparable n. Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison. |
| PALEOBOTANIC | • paleobotanic adj. Alternative form of paleobotanical. • PALEOBOTANIC adj. relating to paleobotany, also PALEOBOTANICAL. |
| PAPERBACKING | • paperbacking v. Present participle of paperback. • PAPERBACK v. to bring out in paperback. |
| PLACABLENESS | • placableness n. The state or quality of being placable. • PLACABLENESS n. the state of being placable. |
| PROCARBAZINE | • procarbazine n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. • PROCARBAZINE n. an antineoplastic drug used esp. in the palliative treatment of Hodgkin's disease. |
| UNACCEPTABLE | • unacceptable adj. Unsatisfactory; not acceptable. • unacceptable adj. (Linguistics) not conforming to accepted usage. • unacceptable n. Something that is not acceptable. |
| UNACCEPTABLY | • unacceptably adv. Not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable. • UNACCEPTABLE adv. not acceptable. |
| UNAPPLICABLE | • unapplicable adj. Not applicable. • UNAPPLICABLE adj. not applicable. |
| UNCAPSIZABLE | • uncapsizable adj. Not capsizable. • UNCAPSIZABLE adj. not capsizable. |
| UNCAPTURABLE | • uncapturable adj. Not capturable; not able to be captured. • UNCAPTURABLE adj. that cannot be captured. |